An Edinburgh hotel is claimed to be the first in the UK to be powered by battery.The Gyle Premier Inn at Edinburgh Park has installed a five-tonne battery.It will charge from the national grid in off-peak periods and power the 200-room site for several hours each day.The 3m cubed lithium ion battery will save the
Did the world wake up to climate change in 2018? Or are we falling deeper into ignorance about the environmental changes happening all around us?The increasingly severe effects of the rise in global temperature are being felt everywhere on the planet through extreme weather events and natural disasters, serving as a wake-up call to the
Renewables provided almost one-third of the UK’s total power output in Q3 2018, a record high for that period of the year, boosted by the summer’s heatwave and high wind speeds.That performance also lifted the total share of power from low carbon sources to 56%, another record high for Q3, however this was also aided
“The depressing reality about climate change is that we could solve the problem, at manageable cost, but are failing to do so.”
In tangible terms, 2018 marked a setback for American efforts to combat climate change.
Living off-grid – that is, living independently of the main grid, big power companies and big power bills – can seem very appealing when you consider ever-increasing electricity costs.There are some areas which through lack of choice have to be off grid. Traditionally, gas or diesel has powered generators for these areas.But for many people,
Tesla activated the special ‘Storm Watch’ mode of its Powerwall 2 home battery pack to keep the lights on at its customer’s homes with the upcoming cyclone in Australia. Last year, Tesla started integrating features for Powerwall and solar customers to its mobile for vehicle owners.Earlier this year, it included adding a new ‘Storm Watch’
Ørsted’s first standalone battery energy storage system, Carnegie Road, is now operational.
Company already committed to spend $1bn-$2bn annually in the next two years on low carbon energy
The government has said households that install solar panels in the future will be expected to give away unused clean power for free to energy firms earning multimillion-pound profits, provoking outrage from green campaigners.